June 26, 2023
Contrarian take on the Wagner Putsch with Richard Fontaine
Last weekend, Yevgeny Prigozhin, the leader of the Wagner mercenary group, launched a rebellion, coup or putsch against Moscow. It's still hard to discern what it was. As of now, It seems Prigozhin has halted the Wagner operation. Richard Fontaine joins Call me Back to discuss.
Listen to the full episode from Call me Back - with Dan Senor.
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